A official of the Solomon Islands said that in a project funded by the Asian Development Bank, the Solomon Islands has awarded a contract worth millions of dollars to a Chinese state -owned enterprise to upgrade Honeyla's one of Honeyla.International port.
According to Reuters, Mike Qaqara, an official of the Infrastructure Development Department of the State, said on Wednesday (March 22) that China Civil Engineering Group Co., Ltd. (CCECC) is the only among competitive biddingCompanies submitted to the bid, this company will help the government's government upgrade the old international ports of Honiala and two provincial ports.
For the external concerns of the expansion of the port, it will facilitate the entry of the Chinese Navy. Kakara said that the port will not be expanded.
The Government of the Solomon Islands said that the port upgrade project is part of the road and terminal upgrade project of US $ 170 million (about 227 million yuan) funded by the Asian Development Bank.Construction project.
The Solomon Islands reached a security agreement with Beijing last year, which caused the United States and its allies, including Australia, New Zealand, and Japan's ambition to establish a naval base in the region in the region.However, both the Solomon Islands and China have denied that the security agreement allows China to establish a naval base locally.
A delegation of China and the United States will visit Honiala this week to compete for the influence of this strategic Pacific island country.Solomon Islands Prime Minister Sogovre said in a statement that the Solomon Islands government met with Tang Wenhong, vice chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency on Tuesday and signed Beijing's global development initiative.
The Solomon Islands government said that since its country has shifted from Taiwan to Beijing in 2019, the Chinese aid agencies have funded their national infrastructure projects, and their development cooperation with China will be strengthened.
